I have a spare Anker 2600 mAh batter that I've been using which came with the Anker wall charger, however I'm not impressed by the quality or rate of charging. Do you guys have any other alternatives for travel/wall chargers for spare batteries?
Thanks,
Anything that delivers a true 2A (2 amps) is all you need. Search this sub-forum for titles including the word "charger" and you'll find a few recommendations.
I had the anker that came with 2 batteries and the wall charger but HATED the charger. Ended up getting the oem Samsung extra battery plus charger. Charger is nice because it isn't attached to the ac plug. Plugs into wall has like 2 foot wire then you can rest the external charger on a flat surface. Yeah more expensive but realisticlly I don't need more than 2 batteries and the quality
of the charger is superb.
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I have the same Anker charger. That things takes a long long time to charge
batterys.
However I have gotten used to the 10hours+ charge rate. I heard its a lot more gentle on the batterys.
One of my original Samsung batterys failed and I had to get it replaced using the 2 amp charger.
What are the specs of the charger?
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I was out of the country recently and could NOT get to a charging source. So i was wondering what if i had one of these in my backpack? Would it be safe for my phone or would it mess it up because of the charging output?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_2692wt_1202
Since our ac charger output is at 5v 1a or 1000ma....
Its weird this charger output is 5.5v. Most I've seen are 5v output.
My friend had one from another brand with 5v output no problems.
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I was out of the country recently and could NOT get to a charging source. So i was wondering what if i had one of these in my backpack? Would it be safe for my phone or would it mess it up because of the charging output?
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If it were me....
I wouldn't use that charger if it is pumping out 5.5v. The batteries in the phones are LiPo batteries which need to be charged in a very specific manner. If they are over charge or under charged it can and will do permanent damage. And if the OE charger is 5V i wouldn't risk it.
Don't go cheap when you consider solar/power pack options. You need to consider the power output of the stock usb charger and try to stay as close to those numbers as possible.
I've had a solar panel setup from Brunton for several years and it's excellent quality and provides the power needed via a car cigarette lighter outlet. 6 watts is the lowest output rating I would go (500mA @ 12V). I bought my first one for $106 when the Dell Axim x50v was a new product and even bought a 2nd one (last one moontrail had for $89.95) for my emergency survival pack. Excellent camping/hiking accessory I wouldn't be caught without, especially with power-hungry GPS devices.
Here's a link to what I use: http://www.moontrail.com/brunton-solaris-6.php
I've tried several rechargeable battery packs and had to return them because the only pack I've found that would charge my phones more than once was purchased several years ago, from PPCTechs.com. It cost me $60 (from what I can remember) and is rated @ 4400mAH and charges it at least 3 imes. They don't carry the product anymore...
When it comes to solar power, you're going to have to pay a little more money for reliable products...
I think my AC charger is giving problems... Its charging fine but the pins of charger seems displaced internally coz i have to press it hard and rotate the pins to start charging... That's quite a pain charging every time and can't touch mobile during that time as it disconnects...
Can anyone give me a link to Original HTC charger for Sensation in 220v in U.S?
I Don't want to fall into fakes or Replicas that take twice the time to charge... So please a genuine charger link...
Expanys us, Tmobile, Amazon. But the charger is just a generic HTC wall plug and a USB cord . I bought the wall piece from Ebay and the USB piece too.
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you can use pretty much any wallplugs that support USB out. I've noticed that most of these chargers output at 5V and 1A so they shouldn't be a problem
I've bought a couple of cheap generic ones off Dealextreme for about $4 each so I could leave them at my girlfriend's and in my bag and they work well.
I got a genuine Samsung and it charges in just over 2 hrs from 0
becareful dazdeeuk, fast charge is usually bad for the health of the battery. Generally, I would recommend sticking with factory specs (usually 5v and 1A)
Most manufacturers have signed up to the universal charger agreement now so you can't go wrong with any decent brand micro-USB charger. I use a BlackBerry charger in my bedroom and car.
I tried one from Sony Ericsson... its 850mA and takes almost 4 hrs to charge my mobile.. and longer if I keep it busy...
Want a link to real genuine deal if anyone knows a link..
I've purchased two 3500mah batteries off ebay and would like to have some sort of dock charger so I can just charge one of the batteries while my phone is using the other one. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
Did u try wirelessground.com?
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Yea, but I'm only seeing a dock charger for the phone itself. I need one for a 3500mah battery.
check this out
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=224072509&sellerid=16060654
and it has a slot for a 2nd battery...sooo cool
I bought a 3500mAH battery and external battery charger from Amazon. The external charger plugs into 120VAC, has a 5V USB output and a charge indicator which indicates when the battery is fully charged.
Here's Amazon.com pages for just the charger:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Battery-Ch...B8/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1324233294&sr=8-16
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Deskt...QF2G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1324233626&sr=8-2
I never charge my phone anymore, just switch out batteries using external charger
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Have to make sure you get a charger that takes the battery right0side up (same way it goes into the phone)... On my Vibrant, I had the official Samsung spare battery charger, and it took the battery upside down. Which meant that the contacts on any extended battery wouldn't match up as the battery is too thick.
EDIT: Oh yeah, this might should be in the accessories forum....
TheKid1 said:
I've purchased two 3500mah batteries off ebay and would like to have some sort of dock charger so I can just charge one of the batteries while my phone is using the other one. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
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Just curious... who is the manufacturer and how much did you pay? Looking to get extra juice myself.
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My GF has a car charger.... but it literally chargers at a rate of like 2% per hour, it's horrible! At one point yesterday, my phone was actually declining in battery (albeit while using GPs though). But still, it should still somewhat charge, even though GPS is in use. So any good recommendations for a high output car charger?! Thanks in advance!
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B007TV88F2/
I bought mine from Walmart, works great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GX5ORL4 charges mine up at like 48% hr. it isn't as high as an amperage as the other one posted, but it also isn't as ugly. I've bought 4 of these and not one complaint.
Basically anything with 2A charger will be good for your S4. I have the Anker Dual-Port Car Charger
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-USB-4-8A-Dual-Port-Charger/dp/B00B8M4IMK
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got on black friday sale, it's 2.4A microusb + 2.4A USB slot.
i use this one and it's great
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLEOMAX-Quick-Dual-USB-Port-2A-Car-Charger-For-Galaxy-s4-/261308022113
the Anker high amp car chargers on Amazon are great... try those.
Anker 2 amp car charger
liquidzyklon said:
Basically anything with 2A charger will be good for your S4. I have the Anker Dual-Port Car Charger
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-USB-4-8A-Dual-Port-Charger/dp/B00B8M4IMK
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I used this one driving over 5 days over the holidays charging my S4 and my (work) 5S. Excellent, and I love that it is so small when travelling by air.
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http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Dual-USB-Car-Charger/dp/B007TV88F2/
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What this guy said ^^^
Yup, if you look at your wall charger that came with your S4 you will see that 2.1A is the preferred charging. I had an old charger that could not charge my GS4 in the car while I was using it. I have a couple of different high amp chargers that I use so no specific brand loyalty just don't buy the cheapest.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q4NQQA0 $22.99
Anker sent me a replacement battery for my Galaxy Note 4 last week (which I did a separate review for). To summarize, the batteries are identical to the OEM Samsung 3220mAh batteries that come with the phone. My one "con" which I sent to Anker was that I wish it came with an external battery charger... so one is in your phone, and the other is plugged into the charger in the wall getting juiced up.
Well... I was real happy when they offered to send me a new setup... this one with (2) replacement 3220mAh batteries, and a external wall charger! I now have 4 separate batteries for my phone (the 2 new ones, the one Anker sent me last week, and my original Samsung battery). Having the external charger is awesome! I love having all my batteries juiced and ready to go.
The external charger works as advertised... and even has a 5V USB port, so as your battery is charging in the wall, you can plug in a MicroUSB cable and charge your the battery inside the phone at the same time! Set it up at night before bed, and both batteries will be fully charged in the morning. When charging the light on the travel charger is somewhat purple-ish. When fully charged it turns blue.
NFC does work with these batteries! I only was able to test it with my Google Cardboard device with NFC chip.
A complete charge in this external charger takes about 2 hours. The batteries are rated for 500 charging cycles...so they will last a long, long time.
Anker has an amazing 18 month no hassle warranty... and they have been around a while!
The last Anker Batteries I bought for my Note 2 swelled up and got so fat I had trouble installing the back cover. This happened after only a few months use. I did have Anker batteries before that did not swell. How long have you used these?
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The last Anker Batteries I bought for my Note 2 swelled up and got so fat I had trouble installing the back cover. This happened after only a few months use. I did have Anker batteries before that did not swell. How long have you used these?
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This happened to me on my S4, 6 months after I bought the batteries. Anker replaced them for me right away. The new ones still haven't swelled and it's been like a whole another year now. They do honor that warranty, and they honor it quickly.
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This happened to me on my S4, 6 months after I bought the batteries. Anker replaced them for me right away. The new ones still haven't swelled and it's been like a whole another year now. They do honor that warranty, and they honor it quickly.
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That's good to know. Do you know if these batteries rapid charge like the OEM batteries?
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That's good to know. Do you know if these batteries rapid charge like the OEM batteries?
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Not positive but they should be able to. If Samsung's charging method works similar to Qualcomm's, the battery shouldn't matter as long as it's the same size. It just sends full amperage to the li ion cells until ~50%, then they use some magic balancing circuit to even the state of charge of the cells as it goes through the last stage of charging.
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I have 3 of these batteries like I mention in my OP... and I have been swapping through them routinely . No issues yet. They do fast charge using the original Samsung power adapter. Anker is sending me a brand new quick charger they just released for me to test out and review.
I am posting the info below... but I cannot endorse it yet, as I have not yet received it. I should have it on Monday (tomorrow) and will post back here on how it works.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q88Q16K
Anker® 18W Quick Charge 2.0 Wall Charger
Charge compatible devices up to 75% faster.
Quick Charge 2.0
Thanks to Qualcomm® Quick Charge 2.0 technology, get up to 8 hours use from just 15 minutes charging (exact times vary).
Universal Charging
Don't have a Quick Charge-enabled device? Not a problem. Other smartphones or tablets will charge at their standard charging speed.
Travel Size
Small enough to fit in your pocket. And with one of our much loved Micro USB cables included, it's perfect to take along on your next trip.
Guaranteed Safety
Built with premium materials and cutting-edge design, this product is FCC & RoHS certified to ensure complete safety and reliability.
World Famous Warranty
At Anker, we believe in our products. That's why we back them all with an 18-month warranty and provide friendly, easy-to-reach support.
Quick Charge 2.0 Compatible Devices:
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 / Edge
Google Nexus 6
HTC One (M8)
Sony Xperia Z3 / Z2
Motorola Moto X
For Optimal Use:
• Use the included cable, your original cable, or a third-party certified one (such as MFi).
How does this compare to:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PJEQ290?vs=1
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How does this compare to:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PJEQ290?vs=1
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Seems like they have good amazon reviews but I've never heard of them. Anker has been around for awhile and has prime shipping.
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How does this compare to:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PJEQ290?vs=1
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GOOD QUESTION... And the answer is... I dunno!
The Anker battery is .9wH (Watt-hours) higher than the TrendOn battery. I my understanding and experience is that the higher the Watt-Hours the better. The Anker battery is also a few $$$ cheaper. I have been using Anker products (especially batteries) for a long time, so I given a choice, I will always choose the Anker brand. They both offer the same warranty.
You are probably good with either way you go.